The Lagos State Government has partnered with members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria to curb indiscriminate refuse dumping on road medians and roadsides across the state.
The initiative was unveiled by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, and the Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, at the Ministry of Transportation’s Conference Room in Alausa.
Osiyemi said the partnership aims to empower transport union members to monitor and apprehend individuals caught disposing of refuse illegally on roadsides and medians.
He lamented that indiscriminate waste disposal posed serious environmental and public health risks, stressing that the government could no longer tolerate the practice.
The commissioner said some transport union members would be integrated into the state’s environmental enforcement structure to strengthen monitoring and compliance efforts.
Osiyemi warned that the state would not hesitate to prosecute anyone caught dumping refuse illegally.
Also speaking, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Sanwo-Olu, Sam Egube, urged transport workers to serve as whistleblowers in the government’s efforts to combat illegal refuse dumping
